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Books (music related) Do you have any favorites? bios, photobooks and so on
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charles mingus - beneath the underdog and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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i'll be posting a lot to this thread, but THIS book came to mind first and foremost. i had a GREAT time reading this book, which is MOSTLY a bio of sylvester but is also a fantastic document of the surroundings and countercultures swirling around him throughout his days. i can't recommend this book enough. | |
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This is my favorite Bowie bio, "Strange Fascination". It's lighter on the dishy gossip (though there's plenty) and heavier on his creative life. Actually, "Hallo Spaceboy" by Dave Thompson is another favorite Bowie book, which is solely about the last two decades of his career. Oh, and I can't forget "Bowie in Berlin" - which, if you like the "Low", "'Heroes'" and "Lodger" albums as much as I do, you'll be in hog heaven, cuz that's all this book is about - the making of those three albums. It's also a great book if you want to know more about Bowie's friendship with Iggy Pop. | |
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Anxiety said:
This is my favorite Bowie bio, "Strange Fascination". It's lighter on the dishy gossip (though there's plenty) and heavier on his creative life. Actually, "Hallo Spaceboy" by Dave Thompson is another favorite Bowie book, which is solely about the last two decades of his career. Oh, and I can't forget "Bowie in Berlin" - which, if you like the "Low", "'Heroes'" and "Lodger" albums as much as I do, you'll be in hog heaven, cuz that's all this book is about - the making of those three albums. It's also a great book if you want to know more about Bowie's friendship with Iggy Pop. I was just going to mention this... This along with his REM Bio are among my favorite books; total must reads. Also love "This Must Be The Place" about the Talking Heads and "U2 at the End of the World". I'm the first mammal to wear pants. | |
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Axchi696 said: I was just going to mention this... This along with his REM Bio are among my favorite books; total must reads. Also love "This Must Be The Place" about the Talking Heads and "U2 at the End of the World". The Talking Heads bio is great. It really gets into the dynamic between David and Tina. | |
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Anxiety said:
i'll be posting a lot to this thread, but THIS book came to mind first and foremost. i had a GREAT time reading this book, which is MOSTLY a bio of sylvester but is also a fantastic document of the surroundings and countercultures swirling around him throughout his days. i can't recommend this book enough. For pretty much the same reasons... 
...Crosstown Traffic by Charles Shaar Murray tA  Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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"Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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...Temples of Sound - Inside the Great Recording Studios tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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"Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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Anxiety said:
This is my favorite Bowie bio, "Strange Fascination". It's lighter on the dishy gossip (though there's plenty) and heavier on his creative life. Actually, "Hallo Spaceboy" by Dave Thompson is another favorite Bowie book, which is solely about the last two decades of his career. Oh, and I can't forget "Bowie in Berlin" - which, if you like the "Low", "'Heroes'" and "Lodger" albums as much as I do, you'll be in hog heaven, cuz that's all this book is about - the making of those three albums. It's also a great book if you want to know more about Bowie's friendship with Iggy Pop. Three great Bowie picks. I also like Loving the Alien as a complement to them, because it does get into the dishier gossip aspects more than the others. I wouldn't recommend it on its own, but it gets at him from more of a mythology angle. [Edited 12/4/08 20:45pm] | |
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"Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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"Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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high fidelity
not bio or musician specific but very much involved with music/music obsession. An individualist is a man who lives for his own sake and by his own mind; he neither sacrifices himself to others nor sacrifices others to himself... | |
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high fidelity reminded me... 
this is a beautiful book by a beautiful soul. | |
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I don't have any pics but my favorite music related books are:
Confessions Of A Super Freak - Rick James Divided Soul - Marvin Gaye D.M.S.R. - Prince Miles - Miles Davis - I read this book once a year, Miles was a trip,LOL!!! Crazy From The Heat - David Lee Roth | |
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theAudience said:
...Temples of Sound - Inside the Great Recording Studios tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 I seen that in my libray at school about two years ago ... I almost stole it ... PRINCE: Always and Forever
MICHAEL JACKSON: Always and Forever ----- Live Your Life How U Wanna Live It | |
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i like the book that slash wrote! | |
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LittleBLUECorvette said: theAudience said:
...Temples of Sound - Inside the Great Recording Studios tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 I seen that in my libray at school about two years ago ... I almost stole it ... Not only are the stories great, the photos (even the cover shot)... 
tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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Anxiety said:
i'll be posting a lot to this thread, but THIS book came to mind first and foremost. i had a GREAT time reading this book, which is MOSTLY a bio of sylvester but is also a fantastic document of the surroundings and countercultures swirling around him throughout his days. i can't recommend this book enough. I have that one 
and speaking of bowie, i like this book  | |
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SunnySkies said: Anxiety said:
i'll be posting a lot to this thread, but THIS book came to mind first and foremost. i had a GREAT time reading this book, which is MOSTLY a bio of sylvester but is also a fantastic document of the surroundings and countercultures swirling around him throughout his days. i can't recommend this book enough. I have that one
and speaking of bowie, i like this book my mom got me the fancypants hardcover edition of that book for christmas a few years back. it's delicious. | |
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I agree with tA, "Crosstown Traffic" is my hands down top, but I really have a lot of favorites.....   
 
 
 
  
  
... [Edited 12/5/08 7:42am] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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I bought this to read on my travels this holiday:
(Please ignore the "click to look inside")  "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
Dalai Lama | |
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 "The first time I saw the cover of Dirty Mind in the early 80s I thought, 'Is this some drag queen ripping on Freddie Prinze?'" - Some guy on The Gear Page | |
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bboy87 said: Essential knowledge. | |
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carlcranshaw said: I prolly shouldn'a been reading this when I was like 10, but yeah | |
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...Steely Dan - The Complete Guide To Their Music tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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